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AnonymousNovember 3, 2012 10:04 AM
I am a "Mr." as well. I have thought a lot about this post (my wife shared it with me). I shared the "allegory" in a meeting, and when I was done sharing, I couldn't shake the feeling that there was something missing. Then it dawned on me, "I destroyed the wall, and that is why the wall needed to be rebuilt." All I have done, in the eyes of others, is put things back to how they were supposed to be in the first place (kind of). It is not like I made some grand improvement. There was supposed to be a wall there. A wall with no holes, with the right texture, with wall sockets that work, and with a beautiful coat of paint.
So, yes, I have put a lot of hard work into my building of the wall, and it is so difficult when others, specifically my wife, don't praise me for the work I have put in... but I am just making things the they way they always should have looked.
Wives, please don't use this to judge your husbands.
So, yes, I have put a lot of hard work into my building of the wall, and it is so difficult when others, specifically my wife, don't praise me for the work I have put in... but I am just making things the they way they always should have looked.
Wives, please don't use this to judge your husbands.
Read the Allegory of the Wall.
I had to share this comment because as I read it I wept. I truly sat down and buried my face in my hands. I wept for the terrible bitter pain of this one Anonymous "Mr." as he shared his clear heart-felt vision. I wept for happiness and hope and peace. I wept because this Anonymous "Mr." is very literally building a bridge, a boat, a portal, a way for his beloved wife to move from grief and pain to love and understanding. This is recovery. I am proud of him.
